Basic EPK sweater by Easy Peasy Knitter - Marta

Basic EPK sweater

Knitting
October 2024
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
18.5 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette stitch
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
1148 - 2133 yards (1050 - 1950 m)
10 sizes
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It’s an easy, comfy and warm sweater that is knitted in no time, perfect for your knitflix sessions! It’s a wardrobe essential that it’s knitted in four parts. You knit front and back flat and seaming both pieces together at the shoulders. Once they are seamed the stitches for the sleeves are picked-up so they are both knitted in the round.

It’s designed to we worn with an ease between 20-24cms / 7.9-9.5inches depending on the chosen size.

It’s graded for 10 sizes:

Sizes (cms): 75 (85) 95 (105) 115 (125) 135 (145) 155 (165) cms for bust circumference / 95 (108) 117 (130) 138 (147) 155 (168) 177 (186) cms for finished garment.

Sizes (inches): 29.5 (33.5) 37.5 (41.3) 45.3 (49.2) 53.15 (57) 61 (65) inches for bust circumference / 37.4 (42.5) 46 (51.2) 54.3 (57.9) 61 (66.15) 69.7 (73.2) inches for finished garment.

sizes 7 to 10 have not been tested due to lack of testers*

Yarn used: Hobbi Divina or similar (50gr/150m) - 65% baby alpaca, 25% polyamid y 10% wool. You will need a total of 7 (8) 8 (9) 10 (10) 11 (12) 12 (13) skeins. You can use a different one but do have in mind that the yarn I use is a blown yarn, choosing other one that it’s not a blown yarn could change the drape and look of the sweater.

You will need the following number of skeins / grams / meters - yards depending on your size:

YARN:
Skeins: 7 (8) 8 (9) 10 (10) 11 (12) 12 (13) of Drops Air or Hobbii Divina (50gr/150m) - 65% baby alpaca, 25% polyamid y 10% wool. Have in mind if you are looking for an alternative yarn that it’s a blow yarn.

Grams: 350 (400) 400 (450) 500 (500) 550 (600) 600 (650) gr.
Meters: 1.050 (1.200) 1.200 (1.350) 1.500 (1.500) 1.650 (1.800) 1.800 (1.950) mts.

Yards: 1,150 (1,312) 1,312 (1,476) 1,640 (1,640) 1,804 (1,969) 1,969(2,133) yards

Needles used: 4.5mm needles (or the ones that get you the gauge) and 3.5mm for ribbing (or 1mm smaller ones than the gauge)

Gauge: 18.5 stitches / 30 rows in stockinette stitch (4.5mm needles)

Difficulty: 1 / 5.